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Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut

Martin Fullard ― http://www.martinfullard.wordpress.com

This blog details my observations about living in the UAE. Covers everything from cars and driving to phoning a plumber. I try to analyse the problem and present solutions.

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158. Red tape

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Have you ever wondered where things went so wrong in Britain? I mean once upon a time we literally ruled the waves; we were unbeatable on the water as we saw off the French and the Spanish Armadas with ease before sailing off to tame the world....

Tags: Culture Shock, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Argentina, British Colonies, British Empire

Martin Fullard ― 1 week 3 days ago

157. Jackson’s

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Faithful readers of UAE Uncut will know all too well that I am not the biggest fan of the iPhone. I hate how people chose to live and die by it. I hate how it has become the peripheral human organ and that without it we would all foam at the mouth...

Tags: Personal Musings, Abu Dhabi, Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Jackson 5, Mall Of The Emirates

Martin Fullard ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

156. Speed limits

156. Speed limits

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― The other day, before I went off on a mad tangent about personal quandaries, I began by complaining about the latest means by which to stop road traffic accidents. In case you missed it, speed limits in Dubai are to be reduced by a whopping 10 kph ...

Tags: Cars And Driving, Cars, Communism, Driving, Dubai, Land Cruiser

Martin Fullard ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

155. Problems

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― I was going to come before you all today and complain, vehemently, about the latest proposal to drop speed limits by 10kp/h in Dubai. This, they say, will double the population by next year as even the raciest of drivers finally heed the ...

Tags: Home Life, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, UAE, UAE Culture

Martin Fullard ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

154. Roundabouts II

154. Roundabouts II

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Everything in life has a purpose, apart from flies, obviously. It is true that when you buy a phone these days it is not solely intended to make and receive calls. It will also provide you with internet access, maps, and applications that simulate...

Tags: Cars And Driving, Al Ain, Communism, Driving, Evil, IPhone

Martin Fullard ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

153. Dubai GDP

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― The question on everyone’s mind right now is: is Dubai back? What a lovely question. The question is a simple one, and if you were to replace the noun with, say, David, then it would be far easier to answer. David is either here or not. ...

Tags: Administrative Matters, Abu Dhabi, Arab Spring, British Colonies, British Empire, Dubai

Martin Fullard ― 4 weeks 3 days ago

152. Bieber

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― We all have people we dislike for no obvious reason. We can’t quite put our finger on it, but there is usually a certain quality that just gets under our skin. Some, when pushed though, can dig reasons from the muddiest of pits. Maybe you...

Tags: Personal Musings, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Great Britain, Justin Bieber

Martin Fullard ― 5 weeks 2 days ago

151. Sandwiches

151. Sandwiches

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― A couple of months ago I decided it best that UAE Uncut take on a degree of structure. As opposed to simply thinking of a topic, putting some more coal in the laptop and firing out my views sporadically, I opted to churn out one missive a week....

Tags: Personal Musings, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Al Ain Mall, Capitalism, Dubai

Martin Fullard ― 5 weeks 6 days ago

150. Petrol Station

150. Petrol Station

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― This week there have been many shocking revelations in News-o-sphere. Helen Flanagan was voted “Britain’s Sexiest Woman”, another Conservative MP has found himself in hot water and of course the BBC continues to spiral into the...

Tags: Cars And Driving, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Cars, Communism, Dubai

Martin Fullard ― 6 weeks 3 days ago

149. Expats

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Precisely at some unconfirmed moment last year I wrote a blog about the hypocrisy in the UAE. In order to really get the gist of it you had to read between the lines. There were many reasons for my subterfuge, chiefly related to words like...

Tags: Culture Shock, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, British Colonies, British Empire, Dubai

Martin Fullard ― 7 weeks 3 days ago

148. Police Car

148. Police Car

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Plot holes are everywhere; in film, in literature, and of course, in real life. Let us take The Lord of the Rings as a case in point. They have to get from one end of a weird world to another for a reason that eludes me. There is a flying...

Tags: Cars And Driving, Burt Reynolds, Dubai, Ford Crown Victoria, Lethal Weapon, Mel Gibson

Martin Fullard ― 8 weeks 3 days ago

147. Emirates Road II

147. Emirates Road II

Martin Fullard: U.A.E. Uncut ― Last year I compared Emirates Road to communism. Both, I said, worked perfectly in theory. No, really. Emirates Road is a 14-lane wonder highway designed to deal with all kinds of vehicles from Kia Rios to articulated leviathans. All the vehicles ...

Tags: Cars And Driving, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Capitalism, Cars, Communism

Martin Fullard ― 9 weeks 3 days ago

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